
A fleet of fifteen Type 26 ships planned to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost C$77.3 billion (about $62 billion), a new report shows.

Fincantieri wins contract to build two next-generation submarines for the Italian Navy.

Rolls-Royce has been awarded funding by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to further develop and demonstrate the Artificial Chief Engineer technology – an autonomous machinery control system that allows naval vessels to undertake long endurance missions with less human interaction.

Missile manufacturer MBDA has been awarded a contract from the Egyptian Navy for the VL MICA NG — new generation — air defence system to equip its Gowind corvettes.

Canada has awarded a $17.3-million contract to Allied Shipbuilders Limited for vessel life extension (VLE) work on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfred Grenfell.

France has launched a project to develop the third generation of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) for the French Navy.

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $2.9 billion contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has officially begun building the first upgraded Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

On 12 February 2021, the South African Navy (SAN) held a blessing ceremony of the first of three Project BIRO multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPV) at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT).

KBR has won a $92.6 million contract to perform engineering, integration and sustainment services on counter unmanned air systems (C-UAS) for the Combat Integration & Identification Systems unit within the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).

Naviris and Naval Group sign MOU aimed at enlarging the industrial cooperation for the European patrol corvette (EPC) program.

The USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) completed acceptance trials on 4 February, after spending a day off the coast of Maine.

Philly Shipyard has been awarded a contract to participate in an industry study for the development and design of the US Navy Cable Ship T-ARC(X) Program.

As Fincantieri Marinette Marine prepares to start construction of the US Navy’s newest class of ships, the company marked the start of construction of the largest building in Marinette Marine history.